This article discusses the highly competitive landscape of women's college basketball, highlighted by the unexpected losses of top-ranked teams. After UCLA's loss to USC, Notre Dame fell to NC State in double overtime, ending their 19-game winning streak. With Texas now taking the top spot, they became the fourth team this season to be ranked No. 1, tying a record since the AP poll's inception in 1976-77. Other noteworthy stats include recent close wins by UCLA and the record points allowed by Notre Dame in their latest game.
Two weeks ago, UCLA suffered its first loss of the season, falling to rival USC. On Sunday, Notre Dame, which replaced the Bruins atop the Associated Press rankings, lost a double-overtime thriller to NC State, which snapped the Irish's 19-game winning streak.
That matches the most different No. 1s in a season since the women's AP poll began in 1976-77. It has happened five previous times.
Texas is No. 1 for the first time since Feb. 16, 2004, the second of back-to-back weeks at No. 1. Before that, the Longhorns hadn't been No. 1 in more than 16 years.
The 104 points allowed by Notre Dame in Sunday's loss to NC State were the most allowed by an AP No. 1 team over the last 25 seasons.
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